Announcements

IICF Partners with Sesame Workshop on Early Childhood Literacy Initiative

The IICF is proud to partner with Sesame Workshop on a new and unique early literacy program called Every Day is a Reading and Writing Day. This first-of-its-kind program is designed to reach the most vulnerable and underserved children (ages 0-5) and their families. The goal of the IICF Early Literacy Initiative is to develop a united industry strategy focused on improving literacy across America. Click here for further details.

Latest News

CHICAGO, IL (December 16, 2014) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation's (IICF) Midwest Division today announced it is awarding $545,000 in community grants to local non-profit organizations in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin for 2015. Grants range in contribution from $10,000 to $50,000 and support 29 organizations in the Midwest. Read more

New York (November 19, 2014) – During the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation's (IICF) Week of Giving, 5,312 insurance industry volunteers from 87 cities across 21 states joined together to provide more than 14,500 hours of service to community nonprofits across the United States. Read more

New York (September 29 2014) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) has named Dr. Robert P. Hartwig, CPCU, economist and president of the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.), to its National Board of Governors. Read more

Insurance Industry Gives Back – A Year in Philanthropy

Insurance is an industry committed to making a positive impact in the communities it services. Throughout the year, insurance organizations provide volunteers, funds and expertise to local community programs and national nonprofits making a difference. The IICF is proud to highlight some of the outstanding community efforts of the industry during 2012. Read More Hyperlink

Reports

Women in Insurance Global Conference

The topic of gender diversity is top of mind in our industry. The recent IICF Women in Insurance Global Conference convened over 425 professionals from 8 nations committed to the issue and looking to facilitate change. Key conference themes included: the corporate advantage of organizational diversity, the reality of finding a work/life balance and the rising millennial generation. Within these areas, conference speakers tackled the challenges and misconceptions faced by women in the workplace.

The Academy of Risk Management and Insurance premiered the results of the "Saint Joseph's University Study on Insurance Industry Demographics" at the IICF Women in Insurance Global Conference.

This presentation highlights the results from publicly available information on 100 US insurance companies. The statistics presented include results from public information on gender, age, and tenure of directors, executives and company insiders. Additionally, the discussions from senior executives within both the life and property casualty insurance industry are included to provide further insight on the current demographics.

McKinsey and Company Report

IICF and the National Advisory Board have proudly collaborated with McKinsey and Company to quantify the insurance industry's philanthropic efforts. With advisement from the IICF, McKinsey produced the report "Charitable Giving in the Property-Casualty Insurance Industry." This report provides the first comprehensive review of the industry's charitable contributions.

US Property/Casualty Industry Contributed Over $500 Million to Charity in 2010, According to McKinsey Report.